The parents of this boy reported that their son, currently in
Primary 4, was assaulted in school by older boys from Primary 6.
The school's principal had apparently asked the parents not to
lodge a police report.
They were later shocked to discover that the school has a history
of gangs and extortion cases.
In the parents' email:
"My son was assaulted in school at 12.30pm May 27 by the more
senior Primary 6 boys. This happened in the school compound during
school hours. The punch resulted in severe bruising on his cheek
and his spectacles to be damaged.
"What lead to the assault may be contributory but the initiation
and brutally of the assaulted is not expected out of students in
primary schools.
"Whilst in school trying to understand the sequence of events from
the school principal, we are shocked by her intention to keep it
under wraps by dissuading us from lodging a police report.
"She was nonchalant of our request to treat this as a serious
assault case. My wife was ridiculed by the principal when she
insisted that she wanted to lodge a police report, as we did not
get assurance from her that she will deal with this case
professionally and forcefully.
"Our further research into the recent school developments frightens
us. We were informed that the boy who had assaulted my son had gone
through 2 public canings. There were also cases of gangs and
extortion in the school.
"I feel that if the principal is incapable of handling this
increased violence in her primary school, then the appropriate
authorities need to be called in rather than trying to put her
career above the welfare and safety of students she is dutifully
entrusted in care.
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